6x founder

Yura Riphyak

CEO @ Alphie, previously: co-founder/CEO @ YouTeam (YC W18, acq. by TopTal)

Co-founder

YouTeam· Winter 2018 San Francisco Bay Area

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @Chumakway

2025Co-founder· Alphie

Founder · since 2009

Company

Alphie

Role

Co-founder and CEO

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

—

no public source

Based

San Francisco Bay Area

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

Profile coverage5 of 7 · missing posts, contact

YouTeam

We make it easy for startups to hire engineers.

Winter 2018

Experience

Career

Alphie
Co-founder
Co-founder and CEO · San Francisco Bay Area · 2025 – Present
2025
Pioneer Fund
Venture Partner · San Francisco, California, United States · 2025 – Present
2025
Orange Collective
Investor · San Francisco, California, United States · 2025 – Present
2025
PEF Community
Member · 2025 – Present
2025
YouTeam (YC W18)
Executive Chairman · Mountain View, California, United States · 2023 – 2025
2023
YouTeam (YC W18)
CEO · Mountain View, California, United States · 2021 – 2023
2021
YouTeam (YC W18)
Co-CEO · Mountain View, California, United States · 2019 – 2021
2019
YouTeam — Dev Teams Marketplace
Co-founder
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer · Mountain View, California, United States · 2017 – 2019
2017
Forbes Human Resources Council
Contributor · 2020 – 2023
2020
Startup School Online
Advisor · Mountain View · 2018 – 2023
2018
Cryptohire
Co-founder
Co-Founder · Mountain View, California · 2018 – 2019
2018
Seedstars
Mentor · 2018
2018
StartupDepot Incubator&Coworking
Founder
Mentor at StartUp School · Lviv, Ukraine · 2016 – 2018
2016
Y Combinator
Alumni - Winter 2018 batch · Mountain View, California · 2018
2018
GoITeens
Mentor and Lecturer · Lviv, Ukraine · 2017
2017
Product School Lviv
Mentor · Lviv, Ukraine · 2016 – 2017
2016
IT Arena
Host and Jury member: startup contest · Lviv, Ukraine · 2016
2016
Ukrainian Catholic University
Lecturer at the Institute of Leadership and Management · Lviv, Ukraine · 2015 – 2016
2015
Hubbub - hands-free social network
Co-founder
Co-founder and CEO · Austria · 2011 – 2015
2011
Chumak Way
Co-founder
Co-founder and CEO · Lviv, Ukraine · 2009 – 2013
2009
Zip Technologies Ukraine
Chief Product Marketing Officer · Kyiv, Ukraine · 2007 – 2010
2007
Ukraine 3000 Foundation
Design Consultant · Kyiv, Ukraine · 2005 – 2010
2005
Ocean-info
Creative Director · Lviv, Ukraine · 2002 – 2007
2002

Bio

15 years as a founder. Key areas: HR Tech, social media, online marketplaces, product development. LSE Graduate, Chevening scholar. Co-founder and Chief Conversion Officer at Alphie -- get more demos from your traffic (check our YC Deal). Previously: Co-founder of YouTeam (W18), acquired by TopTal in 2025, and Hubbub.fm -- "Twitter for voice." I also play chess and write: tech noir, scifi, litfic and occasional magical realism.